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Hybrid SUVs have never been more popular. With fuel prices staying unpredictable and EVs becoming harder to justify for many buyers, more Americans are looking for something that delivers better efficiency without changing the way they drive.

Several months after its November 2025 introduction, you can finally order Valve's Steam Machine. However, you'll have to brace yourself for the high price — while expected, it's not the bargain living room PC some were hoping for.

Performance sedans have never been quicker, more capable, or more technologically advanced. The problem is that many of them have become so focused on lap times and acceleration figures that they've lost some of the personality that once made them special. In the pursuit of outright speed, driving involvement has often taken a back seat.

When you first gain access to a 3D printer, you might be tempted to print everything and anything you can. This urge can be amplified by the number of models available online and the passion of the 3D printing community.

What's new on Netflix? Last weekend, Voicemails for Isabelle, a new rom-com with Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson, went to No. 1. The same might happen this upcoming weekend with Little Brother, a buddy comedy starring John Cena and Eric André.

External HDDs are perhaps the easiest way to add storage to a home server. Plug one in, point a share at it, and suddenly your server has a whole lot more room for media, backups, or whatever else it is that you feel like hoarding at the time.

What is the formula for the ideal New York City movie? For starters, the movie should be filmed in New York City. That sounds obvious, but you would be surprised to learn how many movies use other cities as a stand-in for NYC. Not every scene has to be filmed in New York City, considering many interior scenes are shot on a sound stage. At the very least, there should be some action captured in the busy streets of the Big Apple.

If you’ve been feeling like Google Search is no longer a reliable place to find useful information, you’re not alone. A lot of people feel the same way, but many are still holding on out of habit, inertia, or simply because they don’t know what else to use. Here’s a comprehensive look at how Google lost its edge, why it happened, when it started, and where you should go instead for better, more relevant information.

For years, nested IF statements were my default solution whenever an Excel formula needed more logic. The problem is that they become difficult to read, debug, and maintain surprisingly quickly. Before long, I was staring at a formula full of closing parentheses, trying to work out how everything was supposed to fit together.

With one full week left, many of the streamers are adding marquee movies before some have to depart. Our top selection this week marks the debut of a billion-dollar sci-fi franchise on Disney+. If you had any doubts about James Cameron, this movie still proves you should never bet against him.

At least one movie producer is putting aside quarrels with AI giants. Google DeepMind has forged a partnership with indie movie studio A24 to help artists develop AI "workflows and techniques."

Picture the late '90s. You've got a screeching dial-up modem, a CD binder the size of a phone book, and a burning desire to own every song you've ever heard. Then, Napster shows up in June 1999, and suddenly, your buddy three states over can hand you his entire music collection for free.

Google Maps and Waze are two of the most popular navigation apps for Android Auto. But I've never been convinced that you need to choose between one or the other. While a lot of the core functionality of the two apps overlaps, many of their strengths don't. By using them both, I get the best of both worlds.

Most writers fight distractions with apps. I went further and locked an entire PC into a single-purpose writing machine using a feature built into Windows itself.

You don't have to pay a premium for a smart bathroom scale that measures more than just your weight. Wyze has introduced the Scale BodyScan to track your body composition for $40 less than the Scale Ultra BodyScan you previously needed for that data.

Forums are an essential place to actually get helpful information about any piece of tech or software. The Google Nest Community in particular is especially helpful for any queries you may have about your Google Home equipment, as it's stocked with years upon years of user and Google employee questions, issues, and information.

Processors are one of the most important parts of any computer, but they’re also among the easiest to take for granted. They’ve been improving so steadily over the years that it’s easy to lose track of just how far things have come, and how outdated some older chips really are when viewed in a modern context.

Summer is officially here, and that means it’s time for some shenanigans. There’s no better place to find them than in quirky comedy movies where awkward charm, offbeat characters, and unexpected heart take center stage.

Lawn care is one of those necessary joys of homeownership, but establishing a maintenance routine that keeps your yard looking sharp without the sweaty, back-breaking labor is possible. Smart home technology is making its way from inside the home to the outdoors with more automated ways to care for your property. Robotic lawn mowers have gone from a nice-to-have gadget to an essential everyday tool.

You leave your house to run an errand or go to work, you shut off the lights and the TV, and you assume that everything is actually off. However, many of your smart devices will continuously communicate with different domains on the internet all by themselves, even if you aren't using them.